String Quartet no. 14

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Vermeer Quartet

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, is the fourteenth string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1826. Part of Beethoven's late quartets, the work comprises seven movements played without pause and features dense contrapuntal textures, adventurous harmonic progressions and wide-ranging expressive contrasts that characterise his late-period style and influenced subsequent chamber music.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    6:50
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    3:04
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
    0:46
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    14:14
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
    5:42
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    1:55
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:36

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